8:17 AM,
Nov. 18, 2013

Kindon Crowder shoots a layup in warmup before a game against Western Michigan last season in Worthen Arena.

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Thomas St. Myer
Muncie Star Press

Few of the nearly 3,000 spectators in Worthen Arena on Tuesday probably understood its significance, but a "Rudy" type moment unfolded before their very eyes as fifth-year senior Kindon Crowder took the court with 2:12 remaining in the game.

Notre Dame football team manager turned walk-on Dan "Rudy" Ruettiger famously recorded a sack against Georgia Tech in his one shining moment in 1975, and Crowder contributed to two stat columns in his brief opportunity Tuesday.

First, he dished to redshirt freshman Mading Thok for a basket. Crowder then chased down Taylor guard Jesse Coffey and ...